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2022 · COVID-19 · European Union · Intellectual Property · International Intellectual Property Law · IP Policy · Patents · TRIPS Agreement · Uncategorized · Vaccines · WTO

The TRIPS COVID ‘Waiver’ Decision: Rhetorical Action or Realistic Solution?

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Now that the WTO members have finally been able to agree on a TRIPS ‘waiver’ for covid-19 at the 12th Ministerial Conference, it is time to critically evaluate this waiver decision. To start with, the only key waiver in this decision is in its paragraph 3(b) which permits an eligible member to waive Article 31(f)… Continue reading The TRIPS COVID ‘Waiver’ Decision: Rhetorical Action or Realistic Solution?

2021 · Brexit · European Union · Intellectual Property · International Intellectual Property Law · TRIPS Agreement · United Kingdom

Intellectual Property in the EU-UK (Brexit) Trade and Cooperation Agreement

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Happy new year to you, dear reader. So, I have had the chance to quickly look through the intellectual property provisions of the EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA). I read the version of the TCA that is available on the UK government’s website here dated 24 December 2020. The analysis below is based on… Continue reading Intellectual Property in the EU-UK (Brexit) Trade and Cooperation Agreement